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1200–1299

The 13th century

Whose working lives fell in the 13th century. Books are measured from 1800 and readers from 2015, so for this period we can say who lived then, not who was talked about then.

Lived then

The most notable people whose working lives fell in the 13th century, ranked where Wikipedia coverage and readership agree.

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  1. 1Pope John XXIIPope John XXII1244–1334 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures22 decades
  2. 2Pope Clement VPope Clement V1264–1314 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures22 decades
  3. 3Pope Innocent VPope Innocent V1220–1276 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures22 decades
  4. 4Pope Clement IVPope Clement IV1190–1268 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures22 decades
  5. 5Bernard GuiBernard Gui1261–1331 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures5 decades
  6. 6Vicedomino de VicedominisVicedomino de Vicedominis1210–1276 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  7. 7Henry of SegusioHenry of Segusio1210–1271 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  8. 8Jean LemoineJean Lemoine1245–1313 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures18 decades
  9. 9Bernard SaissetBernard Saisset1232–1314 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures14 decades
  10. 10Reginald of OrleansReginald of Orleans1180–1220 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  11. 11Jean de MarignyJean de Marigny1250–1351 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures14 decades
  12. 12William PinchonWilliam Pinchon1175–1234 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures1 decades
  13. 13Jean CholetJean Cholet1250–1293 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures11 decades
  14. 14Bernard de CastanetBernard de Castanet1240–1317 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures18 decades
  15. 15JDJean de Mailly1225–1254 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  16. 16Arnaud d'AuxArnaud d'Aux1260–1320 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  17. 17Theobald of MarlyTheobald of Marly1200–1247 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  18. 18Berenguer FredolBerenguer Fredol1201–1323 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  19. 19Guy ParéGuy Paré1200–1206 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  20. 20BDBertrand de Saint-Martin1220–1277 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  21. 21GuérinGuérin1200–1227 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  22. 22Gilles I Aycelin de MontaigutGilles I Aycelin de Montaigut1252–1318 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  23. 23Philip of MarignyPhilip of Marigny1250–1316 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures5 decades
  24. 24Raimondo Guglielmo des FarguesRaimondo Guglielmo des Fargues1250–1346 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  25. 25SOStephen of Besançon1250–1294 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures2 decades
  26. 26Peter of AngoulêmePeter of Angoulême1200–1208 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures7 decades
  27. 27Bernard JarreBernard Jarre1260–1328 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  28. 28Arnaud de ViaArnaud de Via1201–1335 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures4 decades
  29. 29Arnaud NovelArnaud Novel1201–1317 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  30. 30Regnaud de La PorteRegnaud de La Porte1250–1325 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures1 decades
  31. 31Arnaud de PellegrueArnaud de Pellegrue1201–1331 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  32. 32Arnaud de CanteloupArnaud de Canteloup1250–1313 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades
  33. 33Nicolas de Bec-CrespinNicolas de Bec-Crespin1201–1318 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figuresnot measured—
  34. 34Philip BerruyerPhilip Berruyer1200–1261 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures5 decades
  35. 35Bernard de LanguisselBernard de Languissel1240–1291 · 🇫🇷 France · Religious Figures0 decades

How this is measured

  • Placing people in time. Each person belongs to the century in which they were most active — around age 35, and never after their death.
  • Who ranks highest. Within a century, people are ranked where two independent signals agree: how many of the world’s Wikipedia language editions cover them, and how many people actually read about them. Article counts alone can be lifted by a person’s own circle; readers cannot.
  • Fame in print. The curves count how often a name appears in Google Books from 1800 to 2019, as a share of all the words printed each year, in the person’s own language wherever that corpus exists. Those decades are over, so each measurement is made once and kept.
  • What is left out. A lifetime is measured only from 1820, when there is enough print to judge; the five years after a death are skipped as obituaries; and a name shared with someone equally notable is credited to neither.